Today I am sharing my picks for summer skin! Summer time means extra care for our skin, starting with sunscreen. Sunscreen can be one of the biggest offenders in harmful ingredients. Since we are slathering our whole body with sunscreen all summer (or all year depending on where you live), I always suggest people switch to a safer, mineral based sunscreen as one of their first safe product swaps.
Why should we choose mineral sunscreen?
Oxbenzyone is the worst offender even being banned from places like Hawaii and Key West as it is harmful to the coral reefs as well as humans.
“Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) is a common chemical UV filter and known endocrine disruptor. One full body application (one ounce) of average chemical sunscreens provides the equivilant to a dose of hormonal replacement therapy for menopausal women. Within thirty minutes of application to the skin, these estrogenic compounds are found in the urine and bloodstream. Oxybenzone mimics estrogen in the body. Benzophenones, also found in plastics, bioaccumulate and contaminate 97% of Americans according to the CDC. ” – bantoxicsunscreens.com
Below is the toxicity rating of the common SPF sunscreen ingredients (not to mention all the other nasty ingredients lingering in some sunscreens, like fragrance).
Beautycounter offers a full line of sunscreen products made with non-nano zinc oxide as our active ingredient. Our sunscreen was one of those products I was surprised to love as much as I do… it smells delicious, goes on smooth and doesn’t leave that white cast like many mineral sunscreens tend to leave. Countersun comes in a lotion, air-powered mist, and sunstick. We also just launched a Tinted Sunscreen Mist to hide any imperfections you may have while sunbathing by the pool this summer, as well as an After Sun Cooling Gel.
Some of my other go-tos for warmer weather are our Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer with SPF, Sugar Scrub in Lemongrass, Charcoal Mask, Facial Mists & all of our gorgeous Lip Glosses and Sheer Lipsticks.